Hafiz soon
Al-Anbya · 21:1
[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.
Sahih International
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ٱقْتَرَبَ
iq'taraba
(Has) approached
Word breakdown
اقْترب
Fi'l · Verb(Has) approached
Rootقربqrb
to get or draw nigh, approach
96× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaٱقْتَرَبَVerb (form VIII) - to approach, to go near
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
ٱقْتَرَبَ ((Has) approached) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form VIII — reflexive
ٱقْتَرَبَ ((Has) approached) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X